Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Mobility Technician - Rehab Med - Physical Therapy, per diem

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  New London, CT (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

At the direction of the Director, supervisor, and/or under the guidance of a Rehab therapist or registered nurse: assist in or provide mobilization of patients; assist with personal care of patients; prepares equipment used to mobilize or treat patients; answers call bells of patients; provides administrative assistance and duties specific to the clinical care department.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and position patients for treatment. Assists the Rehab therapists during and after treatment.
  • Answers patient call bells
  • Assists nursing staff with personal care of patients. 
  • Assists with ambulation and exercise plan at the direction of the treating therapists or registered nurse.
  • Obtains supplies, sets-up and adjusts adaptive equipment, and prepares treatment modalities.
  • Assists with transfers and mechanical lifting of debilitated patients.
  • Assists in transporting patients to and from the gym or ancillary departments.
  • Maintains cleanliness of equipment and orderliness of department.
  • Performs daily equipment sweep on inpatient units.
  • Assists with scheduling patients for therapy.
  • Provides clerk duties including answering Rehab phones, triaging messages for the therapists, data collection and entry, assist therapists in gym, ensures needed supplies are ordered.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

  • High school graduate or equivalent required.
  • Previous experience working in a medical setting preferred. 

Required Licensure/Certifications

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: • (BLS) Basic Life Support within 30 days
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Year Founded
Unknown
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